| Title: | Effects of male lure dispensers and trap types for monitoring of Ceratitis capitata and Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) |
| Author(s): | Manrakhan A; Daneel JH; Beck R; Love CN; Gilbert MJ; Virgilio M; De Meyer M; |
| Address: | "Citrus Research International, Nelspruit, South Africa. Citrus Research International, Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa. Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1526-4998 (Electronic) 1526-498X (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "BACKGROUND: Attractant-based trapping is used in the establishment of pest-free areas and areas of low pest prevalence for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). Male lures are commonly used attractants in fruit fly trapping. In this study, the effects of male lure dispensers, traps and combinations of dispensers and traps on monitoring of two fruit fly pests, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) and Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), were investigated in South Africa. RESULTS: In the male-lure-based trapping systems evaluated, trimedlure (TML) for C. capitata and methyl eugenol (ME) for B. dorsalis, the type of dispenser affected catches for both species. Higher catches of B. dorsalis males were recorded in bucket traps baited with a dispenser containing 15 g ME compared with traps baited with dispensers containing either 4 g ME or 2 g ME. Catches of C. capitata males were higher with dispensers containing TML than those with TML plus extender (Capilure(R)). The type of trap used with TML also influenced catches of C. capitata with higher numbers recorded in yellow Delta trap compared with the Sensus bucket trap. CONCLUSIONS: Dispensers with higher ME loadings are more effective for monitoring of B. dorsalis. The yellow Delta trap baited with TML (without extender) would be an effective monitoring system for C. capitata. Fruit fly prevalence levels as determined by specific trapping systems should be related to their efficiency in terms of catches of the target pests. (c) 2020 Society of Chemical Industry" |
| Keywords: | Animals *Ceratitis capitata Insect Control Male Pheromones/pharmacology South Africa *Tephritidae fruit fly methyl eugenol trapping trimedlure; |
| Notes: | "MedlineManrakhan, Aruna Daneel, John-Henry Beck, Rooikie Love, Claire N Gilbert, Martin J Virgilio, Massimiliano De Meyer, Marc eng ERAfrica project NI-O27 Fruit fly/Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa/ England 2020/12/22 Pest Manag Sci. 2021 May; 77(5):2219-2230. doi: 10.1002/ps.6246. Epub 2021 Jan 8" |
